OH by the way, my story is not going to be narrated by Rose anymore. Instead, when someone talks, the first letter of their name will be shown, then what they say will follow that. CODE FOR THIS CHAPTER:JJack RRose. R&R PLZ!

The Sea Star

Chapter 4: Jack's Story

R: Jack, how in world did you survive the sinking? I mean, that's just IMPOSSIBLE cause I saw YOUR dead body.

J: I know it sounds crazy but, that wasn't me.

R: What do you mean that wasn't you? How could it NOT be you?

NAR: Both Jack and Rose layed on the bed in the apartment as Jack explained what happened.

J: Rose, there's a lot of things you don't know about me, so I'm gonna start from the beginning. First of all, do you know when my birthday is?

R: No I don't, so why don't you tell me.

J: It's February 20 1893.

R: Which puts you at 20 years old now.

J: Right. I was born in Butler, Pennsylvania. I think I lived there with my mom, my dad, and my brother.

R: What do you mean you THINK? That kind of stuff you should know for sure.

J: Well, when I was 3, I got knocked out and separated from my family somehow, and the only thing I had was a photograph of my family in my pocket, and on the back were everyone's names.

R: Do you still have it?

J: Yeah, hold on.

NAR: Jack got up and grabbed a small box under the bed. He then opened it and he and Rose went through the different pictures that were inside.

J: This is the one. (jack said as he handed rose the picture)

NAR: There were 2 adults (a man and a woman) and 2 boys (one looked around 2 years old and the other looked 5) in the photograph.

R: Which one is you?

J: Well according to the writing on the back, I'm 2 years old in this picture.

R: Awww...you were so cute when you were little.

NAR: Rose picked up another photograph. This one had about 20 different children in it and an old woman.

R: Who are these people?

J: Oh, those are the other kids from the orphanage I lived in. And that's Ms.Ronalds. After she became a widow, she started running an orphanage/daycare for the poor and homeless children in town. She caught me trying to steal food from her kitchen, but instead of punishing me, she took me in. I stayed there until I was 18, and then she provided me with money to go to England. I stayed there for a year and then when I was 19 I won the tickets and got on the Titanic.

R: O.K well, the last time I saw you ALIVE was when you did the "Never let go" speech. So start from there.

J: Well, it was only like a minuet after that when I saw a light coming towards us. I thought I was dead. But actually, it was a boat. I'll give ya 3 guesses to who it was.

R: Hmmm...Molly Brown?

J: He no! That would actually be a miracle. It was someone I did NOT want to see.

R: My mom?

J: No but close.

R: OH MY GOD! Was it Cal?

J: It sure was! So anyway, the lifeboat comes up to me and this huge guy lifts me up by the shirt and throws me in it. It only took me about 5 seconds till I realized who it was. I told him to go back and get you, but he told me that you were probably dead anyway. I believed him.

R: Well then where did the body I saw come from?

J: It was a wax dummy made to look exactly like me, only frozen.

R: Why would Cal have a wax dummy?

J: Apparently, he was planning to fake my death all along by putting the wax dummy in the freezer that kept the food cold. But the ship sank. However he still used it to fake my death, so you wouldn't go looking for me, and so he could kill me himself without anyone witnessing it. But lucky me, I escaped from his mansion that was in Boston, Massachusetts and came to New York City. See, all this time I thought YOU were dead!

R: And vise versa for me!

J: But we're together now and that's all that matters.